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[08/19/11 - 04:04 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: Another Thursday, Another "Shore" Victory
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, august 18, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (7.798 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.2, #1)

Burn Notice (5.316 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2)

Suits (4.455 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2)

Project Runway (3.106 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4)

Beyond Scared Straight (2.655 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4)

The First 48 (2.134 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #6)

Ancient Aliens (1.674 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Impact Wrestling (1.455 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Futurama (1.382 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #7)

LA Ink (1.312 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (1.279 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Wilfred (10:00) (1.179 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Top 20 Most Shocking (1.140 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Wilfred (10:30) (1.042 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Ugly Americans (0.782 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T15)

Russian Dolls (0.772 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T15)

2011 Do Something Awards (0.464 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.2, #17)

Prostitution: Leaving the Life (0.251 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.1, #18)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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